SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE WALLED CITY OF LAHORE PROJEC

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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE WALLED CITY OF LAHORE PROJECT(SDWCLP) AN OVERVIEWSustainable development of Walled City of Lahore ProjectThe Sustainable development of Walled City of Lahore Project (SDWCLP) is an initiative of the Government of Punjab aimed at regeneration of the Walled City of Lahore and will involve development of the WCL, restoration of monuments, tourist facilities and public amenities.

OUR OBJECTIVE The purpose of this work is to share preliminary observations on some of the social aspects of the historic city by drawing attention to the marginalized sections of Lahore’s population living in old city.

BACKGROUND OF WCLThe Walled City of Lahore (WCL) is the result of cultural influences of at least three major political periods in the sub-continent: the Mughal Empire, the British Raj and post- independence Pakistanarchitecture /representing all these cultural sources, smaller scale vernacular architecture. not only monuments but also urban ensembles, the living cultural heritage (traditions, folklore, arts and crafts and related elements)The wealth of cultural heritage endowments of WCL represents an enormous potential to contribute to the economic development of the greater metropolitan Lahore.

OBJECTIVES OF SDWCLPPROJECT BACKGROUNDThe project was started in 2006 by Government of Punjab The Government has obtained World Bank financing to initiate a pilot project in the WCL, along the Royal Trail/ Shahi Ghuzargah between the Delhi gate and the Akbari gate of the Royal Fort57 streets will be covered in the projectthe whole project comprises of four phases of which phase I is expected to be complete by 2014

SPECIFICATIONS OF WCLtraditional food itemsfree availability of pedestrian pathsstrong social relationshipshistorical monuments DONORS AND PARTNERSThe World BankNorwegian EmbassyGerman EmbassyThe World Bank is the donor of SDWCLP.A loan agreement was signed between the Government of Punjab and the World Bank in June 2006, in which US$ 6.0 million was diverted from the World Bank credit for the Punjab Urban Development SectorThe World BankAga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC)DonorsAKTC is supporting the Walled City Authority in all the technical matters in terms of restoration and conservation work being carried out on the Royal TrailShahi HammamWazir Khan MosqueGali Surjan SinghCreation of a heritage trail (Shahi Guzargah) that leads from Delhi Gate to Lahore Fort. connects along many of the heritage monuments like Shahi Hamam, Masjid Wazir Khan, Sonehri Masjid and Begum Shahi Masjid. Pilot Project Package -1 entails complete restoration and renovation of the entire built heritage, urban infrastructure and general services The total cost for the Pilot Project Package -1 (Delhi Gate to Chowk Kotwali) is Rs.1359.778 million , out of which Rs. 724.518 are allocated for Urban Rehabilitation and Infrastructure Improvement. The project has 49% Government of Punjab and 51% World Bank share. total number of 57 streets and main Royal Trail starting from Delhi Gate up till Chowk Kotwali will be restored in this first phase.“The Royal Trail” – Shahi Guzargah - Pilot ProjectMaps of WCLstreet representationDevelopment Activities

The following are the development activities under SDWCLP: Restoration of the monuments Removal of encroachments alongside the monuments and outside Delhi Gate Repair of entire trail: Revamping the water supply system on the Royal Trail Underground electrification of the Royal Trail Establishing of tourists facilities such as hotels and restaurants along the Royal Trail Identification and notification of buildings as special premises with cultural worth Preparation and implementation of model solid waste management system in Walled City of Lahore Enforcement of building control byelaws within the Walled City of Lahore Preparation and enforcement of traffic regulation and management plans in the Walled City of Lahore

Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) Walled City of Lahore AuthorityPartnersWalled City of Lahore AuthorityGerman Embassy woking with AKCSP in Gali Surjan SinghNorwegian Embassy working with AKCSP in Shahi Hammam, Wazir Khan MosqueWalled City of LahoreGali Surjan SinghDemonstration ProjectMohammadi MohallahImpacts, Outcomes & Benefits of Projectrehabilitation conditions of streetbeforeafterrehabilitation conditions of streetrehabilitation conditions of streetMr. Shafiq, a local resident and owner of a book shopMs. Naheed Iftikhar (AKCSP)beforeafterbeforeafter16 houses out of 23 were completely restructuredfunding by German Embassywork completed in 3 phasesrestructured street with modern drainage systemProject cost 2 crore PKR excluding salariesfinancial input by people as wellproviding people with modern living conditionsOverall viewpoint of people

Considered as model streetTotal renovation of housesInfrastructure developmentpeople are content and satisfied with workmodern living structures

Condition (H-1124) before and after restructuringCondition of ceiling before and afterKitchen Area beforeafterbeforeafterbefore afterCondition of house (H-1138/A) First floorbefore afterbefore afterbefore afterMrs. Zeba Shahid, a local resident and housewifeOverall viewpoint of peopleOnly front of houses was builtPoor material usedDrainage problemAgain renovated by peoplebetter conditions existed earlierblockage of storm water drainsconstruction of kitchen exists in records onlypoor construction material used that keeps coming offno hangings can be attached on wallsblockage of storm water drainsOutcomesImpactsfor de-commercialization that had been destroying material and non-material culturecreation of ambassadors and CBOs (Community Based Organizations) comprising local people of areaconvincing people on building designsense of honorshipSocial Mobilization for ProjectMr. Ali Aslam Gill, Asst. Dr. Social MobilizationSocial Impactsweakening of social relationships among neighborsshift from independent state to dependent stateloss of people's association with the arealoss of commonsjealousy against people with newly constructed housesremoval of shops/encroachments in large number from the Shahi GuzargahGENTRIFICATIONGENTRIFICATIONThe word gentrification derives from gentry—which comes from the Old French word genterise, "of gentle birth"

"class inequalities and injustices created by capitalist urban land markets and policies" - Ruth Glass

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"the process by which higher income households displace lower income residents of a neighbourhood, changing the essential character and flavour of that neighbourhood" - Kennedy and LeonardWorld wide GENTRIFICATION examplesMumbaiShanghaiQuitoBeijingSDWCLP - A hidden GENTRIFICATIONThe current SDWCLP of old historic city is a disguised gentrification project.Gentrification has become a global urban strategy - Neil SmithThe gentrification process in WCL in future will occur at th cost of loss of public space.The new buildings and areas will be targeted to the local elites and grow in importance to international elites.ConclusionClear about the looser and winner of the projectHidden cost of the project - socialChange in dependency of people

post-construction regulations of WCLAGlocalization from globalization and localizationadaptation of a product or service specifically to each locality or culture in which it is soldcorresponds to the integration of local markets into world capitalism - Phillip Hong and In Han SongWood Workings under Package 1Shahi HammamPlan of Gali Surjan Singha local residentMohammadi Mohallaha small neighborhood thickly populated and congestedmain street and a group of five tributary streets taking off from the main streetTotal number of houses in Mohammadi Mohallah is 33 with one Mosquework started on 12th February 2011total estimated cost for this demonstration project was Rs. 14.7 millionWork began in two phasesPhase I involved community mobilizationPhase II was the Infrastructure work